This Healthy Oatmeal Smoothie made with ground oats, yogurt, and frozen fruit has a thick, creamy texture, in blueberry muffin or peach cobbler flavors!
If you enjoy wholesome, delicious, fruity smoothies, you'll also love my Strawberry Shortcake Smoothie, Pumpkin Pie Smoothie, and Brain-Healthy Blueberry Smoothie!
I recently discovered the most delicious and most filling breakfast smoothie recipe of my life...a Healthy Oatmeal Smoothie! I am so excited to share this recipe with y'all. These particular oat smoothies taste just like a blueberry muffin and just like peach cobbler...not even kidding! It's almost eerie, really, how a blended beverage can taste like a baked good, but it does...these do!
I've been seeing oat smoothie recipes for a few years now, but I have to admit that I never felt compelled to experiment with adding raw oatmeal to my typical smoothie base of frozen fruit and yogurt.
And then came along my daughter who, at the sweet and compliant age of two, has decided that she doesn't want to eat anything besides cheese popcorn, cheese sandwiches, cheese quesadillas, peanut butter crackers, and the occasional apple slice. We're talking breakfast, lunch, and dinner here, people. The wide variety of fruits and veggies that she happily ingested as a baby? Well, apparently her tastebuds are taking a hiatus from those flavors. Hopefully her interest in venturing outside of the beige-to-orange color palette will return at some point, but in the meantime, I'm having to get creative at making sure the stubborn child is not subsisting on carbs and cheese alone.
Most days she will drink a smoothie, so I had the idea of sneaking in some oats, since that seems a more fitting breakfast than cheese popcorn. And you know what? She fell for it liked it! And actually, so did my older kiddos...and so did I!
An oatmeal smoothie is thick and silky and definitely more filling. But I also thought the oats lent an undertone like some type of baked good was ground up in there. So I decided to experiment a bit and see if I could expand upon those flavors even more!
Healthy Oatmeal Smoothie Flavors
It was as simple as adding a smidge of pure vanilla extract and a sprinkle of cinnamon to make a blueberry oatmeal smoothie taste like a Blueberry Muffin Smoothie! And since I like my peach cobbler extra-cinnamon-y, I upped the cinnamon a bit more for the Peach Cobbler Smoothie variation. I am telling, y'all...it's hard to believe that smoothies can taste like baked treats but these honestly do!
How to Make an Oat Smoothie
- For the best results, I recommend first grinding your oatmeal in the blender until it turns into a fine powder. I don't know about you, but I prefer the thickening power of ground oats over getting chunks of whole oats through my straw.
- No need to clean out the blender after this step. Just add the rest of the ingredients and proceed with your smoothie making. You can use whatever type of milk you prefer -- whole milk, skim milk, almond milk, etc. However, using vanilla yogurt (as opposed to plain) will add flavor and sweetness. I also add a squeeze of honey, but if your fruit is particularly sweet, you can skip that step.
- It's definitely recommended to use frozen fruit for a nice, cold smoothie without the dilution of ice. I typically buy bags of frozen fruit to keep in the freezer, but if I have fresh fruit that's overripe or about to go bad, I'll wash it, cut it up, put it in a baggie, and freeze it for future smoothie-making. Feel free to change up the fruit you use in these smoothies as well! I used strawberries one day and the resulting smoothie tasted decidedly strawberry muffin-ish.
So does anyone else want to get on the quick/easy/healthy breakfast smoothie bandwagon with me? I think we can do it, y'all...with the flavors of blueberry muffins and peach cobbler, to boot! 😉 So whether you whip them up for yourself, your kiddos, or your entire family, I think you will love a Healthy Oatmeal Smoothie in your favorite flavor!
More Healthy Breakfast Recipes
- Banana Breakfast Cookies
- Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal
- Banana Blender Muffins
- Overnight Oats, 3 Ways!
Healthy Oatmeal Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 1/2 cups frozen blueberries OR sliced frozen peaches
- 1 cup vanilla yogurt
- 1/2 cup almond milk
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, increase to 1/2 teaspoon if using peaches
Instructions
- Measure oats into blender. Blend until ground into a fine powder. Add frozen fruit, vanilla yogurt, milk, honey, vanilla, and cinnamon. Blend until completely smooth. Serve immediately.
Notes
- You may use nonfat, lowfat, or regular vanilla yogurt.
- You may use whole milk, 2%, skim milk, almond milk, or your favorite type of milk.
- Feel free to experiment with substituting different kinds of fruit.
This post was originally published on January 1, 2015.
Chris
Wow, this was better than it seemed it would be just reading about it. Tried the Blueberry version today. I think Peach is on deck. We'll certainly be making this again. Maybe I'll even start a trend of more than just coffee all morning.
Once note is that I have one of the larger Vitamix models. There is no way a single serving worth of oats is going to be high enough to chop up in that blender. So i just tossed a few cups into the food processor. Ready for the rest of the week now.
Ginny
Awesome taste. Great recipes. Great use of on hand ingredients.
Jennifer
Both of these smoothies deserve 5 stars!
Samantha at Five Heart Home
Totally agree, Jennifer...I have a hard time picking a favorite! ๐
Shadi
Can't wait to try this recipe, I know my family will love it!
Samantha at Five Heart Home
Hope y'all enjoy, Shadi!
Jenn
I doubled the milk becauses I like a more liquid-y smoothie and added a tablespoon of chia seeds, but kept everything else about the Blueberry Muffin smoothie the same. It got rave reviews from my boyfriend and I loved it too! Thanks for the fantastic recipe ๐
Samantha at Five Heart Home
So glad it was a hit, Jenn!
Mara
I was so excited to try this but mine did not turn out as good as expected. I used quick cook steel cut oats as thatโs all I had in the pantry...could that be the problem? Used the same amount and ground it in the blender as instructed. The shake just takes like flour. I added more fruit and milk too. Help! Thanks!
Samantha Skaggs
Hi Mara! Sorry your smoothie didn't turn out. I think using steel cut oats would definitely affect the recipe. They are much denser/heavier than rolled oats, so even if you measure out the same amount, they're going to grind down to equal a good bit more oat flour than the recipe originally called for. I would imagine the flavor of the smoothie could also be affected since steel cut oats are less processed than rolled oats. Hope that helps!
paul waterhouse
Hi. Loved the blueberry muffin, but made a few changes. Added 6 oz of pear chunks with acai and blackberry juice, cut the yogurt in half. No honey, so used light maple syrup and added some spinach came out great . Only question is was tht okay for border line type 2 diabeti
Samantha at Five Heart Home
Hi Paul! I'm so glad you were able to adapt this recipe to your liking! Unfortunately, I'm not able to give medical advice regarding my recipes. You should definitely ask your doctor! ๐
Kate B. Forsyth
Glad to know this that inorder to taste like "Blueberry Muffin Smoothie" I need to add "smidge of pure vanilla extract and a sprinkle of cinnamon", I am now excited to try if it's really taste like baked treats.
I will add this to my smoothie collections.
Samantha at Five Heart Home
Thanks, Kate! I think a touch of vanilla and cinnamon can make all the difference in a smoothie! ๐